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Issue Position: Equal Rights

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2016
Issues: Women Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Marriage Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Health and Health Care Reproduction

Fighting For the Rights of All Pennsylvanians

In Congress, Pennsylvanians need someone who is going to fight to ensure that everyone has equal rights and equal opportunities. Steve is committed to protecting the rights of all Pennsylvanians and Americans, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. He has stood up for the rights of all Pennsylvanians in Harrisburg, and will continue to do so in Washington.

In the legislature he co-sponsored HB 300, which protects Pennsylvanians from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. He fought for marriage equality long before it was popular and called on the Supreme Court to rule in favor of equal rights.

He has also stood up for the reproductive rights of women. Time and again, Steve has had to stand up to attempts to limit women's access to reproductive care, shut down women's health organizations, and the Corbett Administration's proposed invasive ultrasound bill.

Steve supports equal pay for equal work and understands that when women succeed, families succeed; and when families succeed, America succeeds. That is why he supports the Paycheck Fairness Act so that women have access to critical information that would ensure fair wages for their work.


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